The global wave of “superbug” infections linked to contaminated duodenoscopes was much wider than previously believed and could have been largely avoided, Senate investigators have concluded.
Between 2012 and 2015, at least 250 people in 25 outbreaks worldwide were sickened by the tainted instruments, according to a report issued in January by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. The document, “Preventable Tragedies: Superbugs and How Ineffective
JANUARY 15, 2016